Rhodes Reflects on Detroit Bankruptcy Case
The judge who oversaw Detroit’s bankruptcy case says he wishes the court proceedings would have been broadcast live so that...
Should Detroit Public School Children Sleep Over?
Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons The Detroit Public School system has a lot of problems and there are almost as many ideas...
Council Approves Arena Rezoning
The Detroit City Council voted Tuesday to rezone property for a new hockey arena, giving Olympia Development what it needs to start...
Rodney Whitaker’s Two Jazz Disciplines: Playing And Teaching
Rodney Whitaker Rodney Whitaker, Professor of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University, joins WDET's Alex Trajano...
World 101: Boko Haram
Public Domain There’s a lot of news coming out of the African continent these days, and unfortunately, the way it’s...
Opposition To Ontario Nuke Project Grows In Michigan
Next month, a Canadian nuclear safety panel will recommend whether to approve plans to build an underground nuclear waste dump...
Weight Ristrictions Are Lifted for Truckers
The Michigan Department of Transportation is lifting all weight restrictions on state trunkline highways in most of the Lower Peninsula. Special...
Motor City Makeover Looking for Volunteers to Help Clean Up Detroit
Marissa Gawel/WDET A city-wide Detroit clean-up program kicked off today. The annual effort, called “Motor City Makeover," provides volunteers resources like dumpsters and garbage...
Detroit Wayne County Health Authority is Changing its Name and Scope
The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority is changing its name to “Authority Health.” CEO Chris Allen says the new title...
The Timelessness of “Turn To Crime”
Photo by Uri Korn Singer Derek Stanton writes songs that bite, as he did with Brooklyn-based psych-rockers Awesome Color. But since moving back to...
Techweek Detroit 2015
When you mix technology and Detroit based business…you get Techweek Detroit! Techweek Detroit has returned to the Motor City. The seven-day event...
Juveniles in Michigan’s Prisons
“It is morally and fiscally the right choice not to place anyone under 18 in state prisons” ...
